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goo  ·  3272 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear White America

I suppose I am comparing the Canadian First Nations to racism against blacks in the United States. To be perfectly honest, I didn't even realize there were still Native Americans around.

I can't speak for the Inuit (or any tribes in Eastern Canada) as I've never met any, but growing up in rural Alberta/Saskatchewan is much different than British Columbia. Japanese internment camps in WWII really defined a separation within Canada that still continues to exist, though most prominently in BC.

"Indians", outside of liberal inner cities, is a term still widely accepted. There is a lot of thievery, a lot of issues concerning education, land, and money. Unfortunately in the prairies, this:

|a lot of legislated power that they had by birthright and while there was resentment about that amongst the white folx

is a problem when almost everyone seems to be white. Hopefully we can begin to see real change with an inquiry into the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, though many still believe they have "brought it on themselves."

This article is a good start on the topic.





kleinbl00  ·  3272 days ago  ·  link  ·  

You won't hear this much, but racism in the United States is unique in that it gets addressed, not in that it exists. Consider: for most of Europe your choices are "native" or AUSLANDER. Melting pot? My ancestors fought yours in the Crusades! Canada and the US are on this list. Europe and Asia... aren't.

goo  ·  3272 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've actually heard there are opportunities in Europe for those who study immigration and the like within the countries, as multiculturalism isn't exactly widely encouraged. So I guess Canada and the US kind of have that going for them?

kleinbl00  ·  3272 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm of the opinion that the countries that flagellate themselves over their racism are better than the countries that incorporate it into their political platforms.

There's a great essay by Tony Judt that serves as the postscript for Postwar. It's amazing. I can't find it. I'll bet b_b can.